Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-05
WHY THEY SHOULD NOT DsE.
Reasons Advanced BY PreWtUsnt Cht.
caGoaas for Comm utattea 0e the An.
archtsss' Seuseuces-e3eWch aa1 Bes
siGatng Petitions Tor Mercy.

names OF citizens who have hitherto bsen en-
phatic In their demand for the infection az the ey-
trene penalty OF the Law on the csndemn "a ansrch-
Among these the names OF prominent members OF
IN bar and bench attract the most att sntion- A
reporter requested several OF the lega nghts 70
rive heir Ne sons for signing the petitioa
W. c. Goudy said: Those men are guilty.
There is no doubt OF that They are guilty q
not an ordinary physical assassination The
question II whether they should b. paniShed to
mar nesen has come mn srnce tSe M nm sei,
IT, Judge cary might have pasS'd upO 4 IN
denying new trial but dad not. lte saprms
Court OF the state simply declared that there
no legal error IN the record OF that trial aud
the supreme Court of the [ nited states declared
that there was no leyal ground upon whicn they
for the governor 20 decide whether or aot the cN-
trene penalty should he meted out 20 these nen-
before talked more violently than they did NJ the
Hsymarket meeting. The mayor OF this city, its
highest officers was appealed 20 10 SUI press thfir
ttlk and stop Their paper. but he refused, Insist
Wfste that way way. Tais gave them had
or license the talk the night OF the murder IL
l. question OF public policy aud am certain that
the execution OF these men f. not the way 20 sup
press anarchistic IDEAS or sociahstlc tendencies
among the masses. Ny idea Is that they should
be sent 90 Joliet for lie. put Into stripes and
treated simply as common felons These men sre
rather be hung than cent 20 prison fer life. Ths
point Is that they Will he robOed OF all the 10
nance. the sentlmentality, the eAalualon OF mar
tyrdom."
Why Ex-senator TrumbuII signed the
Petition.
Ex-senator Trumbull said; II am net taking an
active part In this matter, tut i signed the peu-
ton because ] thought it was best 1 Was not
altogether satisfied with the manner In which the
trial OF the anarchists was conducted IL took
place at time of great public excite nent, when
IL was almost Impossible that they should have
fair and impartial trial terrible crime had
BEEN committed which was attributed 20 the an
archsts and IN some respects the trial had the ap
pearance OF a tr1al OF an organization known a.
anarchists, rather than or persons Indicted for tbs
murder OF Degan. several OF the cond mned were
not al the meeting where the bomb vas thrown.
connected with Its throwing. The condemned
claim, however enormously, 10 be the advocates
Judgment, be bad policy. IL Will he claimed foe
Ihem that they were executed as martyrs 10 a
cause while put In prison they will soon be for.
COTTON"
JUpGEs REASONS
Judge Moran said his reasons Tor signing the pc
uion were similar 20 those OF ex-senator Trum-
bull at Is not simply question OF pu Olic policy"
he said, .'whether or not those mea should be
hanged. Mere pity for the men cuts 10 ngure. lt
Is not customary IN this country 20 hang fellow
for talking. The sentiment Is 10 let him talk that
the people viii be ali right anyhoS. Besides,
win II pay 20 allow those men 70 become martyrss
Among the laboing and middle classes VIII II not
give rise 10 the belief, uniounded though u be,
that a man OF wealth can say what he pleases but
II laborer or labors mouth-piece tails he win %
hanged. Many acts as well as staten. nts are mis-
construed and developed into far-reaching conse-
Quences"
The reasons given by the gentlemen seem 70
voice the sentiments or the majority OF the pett-
tioners.
NINA VAN zASDT TRIPS TO SOFTEN THE roIIcENEys
HARD HEARTS
Late last night Nina N4n Zandt anc her mother
called on Capt Scha ok and Officers at the Chicago
avenue station. Miss Van Zandt presented a peti-
tion 20 GOV Oglesby asking for Communication OF the
sentence OF the anarchists and requested the cap
tain 20 signit she pleaded with Aim ror over
! twenty minutes, but the doughty police ori-
cial declined 10 attach his signature. The
glrl asked and obtained permission III
solicit the Officers In the station for their names.
but failed TO secure a single one. BEFORE leaving
| she distributed 4 number oi Trumbuns pamphlets
WAS IL Iair trial. and left lot moie of them on
the sergeants desk, by whom, AT schaacks COM
basket soon as She lett the building.
| GOV. oGLEsBY HARD AT WORK.
SPRiSGFIELD, IiI-, Nov. 5.-fiOV. oglesby I'D not
reach his ONCE unIIl nearly II O'Clock this morn
ing and Is now busily engaged IN opening
and perusing his mail Communications re-
garding the anarchist question are pour
\ ing ia upon him more namerously than ever
! and compose FAR the greater part uf his corrc-
! spOndence. The governor mas Looked himself IN
hIs private Office and hls prlvete secret ary
has aot seen him this morning. Al kinds II
rumors are an0at ganiing the governors prohl-
| ble action In the NATTER and all are. of coisrss
| equally uDIoundcd lie patiently examines al
| communications. however, ,-inC shows a dsposi-
t1on 10 give the petitions in benali OF the con-
Il